Design Software
To make you quickly productive with your ShopBot, we provide powerful design software with every tool.
Included with every new ShopBot:
Vectric VCarve Pro
Create decorative 2.5D carvings & import 3D models.
VCarve gives you the power to produce 2.5D toolpaths including; v-carving, chamfer, fluting, prism and moulding toolpaths as well as the ability to import and machine a 3D model. VCarve Pro includes unlimited job and toolpath size, true shape nesting & job setup sheets, ideally suited to a production environment.
VCarve Pro v12 with a ShopBot Tool purchase PRICE: $0 ($699 Value)
VCarve Pro v12 (new license) PRICE: $699
Additional software sold through ShopBot:
Vectric Aspire
Make the move to 3D carving.
Aspire brings together all of the 2D & 2.5D tools and functionality available in VCarve Pro with added 3D design tools enabling you to create 3D relief models and machine them with 3D machining strategies.
Aspire provides a powerful but intuitive software solution for creating and cutting parts on a CNC router. In addition to the 2D design and toolpath calculation tools Aspire adds 3D design tools which enable you to create your own 3D relief models and machine them with 3D machining strategies.
Aspire’s unique 3D modeling tools coupled with the comprehensive set of 2D design and editing tools make it easy to create your own parts from scratch as well as import and edit external 2D and 3D data.
Aspire v12 with a ShopBot Tool purchase, instead of VCarve Pro v12 PRICE: $1,300
Aspire v12 (new license) PRICE: $1,995
Rhino 3D
Rhino is the leading affordable, general-purpose 3D modeling program. It can be used for any kind of 3D project from making engineering models to creating sculpture (e.g. the ShopBot models on the Product page were done in Rhino). Rhino has extensive 3D CAD tools and can be used with its own or add-in rendering tools to create impressive representations of objects. Be aware that it is much more difficult to learn to work in 3D than in 2D or 2.5D (Rhino also does not have the convenient tools of ArtCAM PRO for turning outlines into 3D shapes), but if you are interested in trying 3D modeling, Rhino is the way to go. Note that Rhino does not export any CNC cutting files. It will export 3D files that can be turned into a ShopBot Part File or CNC toolpath file by a CAM program such as VCarve Pro V9.0.
Rhino 3D PRICE: Call ShopBot at 1-888-680-4466 for pricing
